Rug-roller.



c. & J. FOUSE. RUG ROLLER.

APPLICATION HLED MAY H I i916 1,g35,%17. I Patented July 31, 1917.

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CHRISTIAN FO'USE AND JACOB FOUSE, OF PARKERSBUBG, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD 'IO GEORGE W. GARNEY, 0F PABKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

RUG-ROLLER.

Application filed May 11, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN Fousn and Jiieoc Foosn, citizens of the United States, residing at Parkersburg, in the county of \Vood and State of West Virginia,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rug-Rollers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a rack or roller structure employed for storing and exhibiting rugs in a furniture store, the the primary object of the invention is to provide a plurality or spring controlled rollers which are supported by a suitable rack and have a plurality of hooks attached thereto for engagement with one end of a rug for attaching the rug to the rollers, and to coil the springs which control the rollers so that they will roll the rug thereon.

Another object of this invention is to provide a pawl and ratchet structure for holding the rollers against winding rotation by the action of the springs, and also to provide means for regulating the tension of the springs, for insuring the application of the proper amount of winding force to the rollers in accordance with the weight of the rug to be rolled thereon.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view of a rug rack showing a plurality of rollers carried thereby, one of which rollers is shown partially in section,

Fig. 2 is an end view of the rack having parts broken away, and

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the lower portion of the rack and one of the rollers.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 designates the supporting rack of the rollers as an entirety, which rack includes Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Serial No. 96,867.

vertical standards 2, a top rail 8 and a bottom rail 4c, to which bottom rail is attached suitable supporting legs 5.

The vertical side rails 2 rotatably support rollers 6. The vertical side rail 2 is pro v1ded with a recess 7 in which is seated a plate 8. The outer surface of the plate 8 is flush with the inner surface of the side rail 2 and the plate is held firmly seated in the recess 7 by suitable thumb screws 9. The plate 8 has a projection 10 formed thereon which extends into one end of the rollers 6.

A protecting bearing sleeve 11 is inserted in the end of the rollers 6 about the projection 10. A rod 12 extends through the side 2, the projection 10 and through the bore 13 which is formed centrally within the rollers 6. A pin ll extends radially into the rollers 6 and through the inner end of the rod 12 for preventing the rod from moving longitudinally within the roller. A spiral spring 15 is coiled about the rod 12 and it has one end secured thereto as shown at 16. The end 17 of the spring 15 extends into the extension 10 so that the action of the spring 15 will rotate the roller 6 in a winding direction.

The end of the roller remote from the end which is provided with a bore 13 has a bore 18 formed therein in which is seated a rod 19. The rod 19 extends through the vertical side rail 2 and has a ratchet 20 mounted thereon and held in place by means of a set screw 21. A pawl 22 is pivotally mounted as shown at 23 to the side 2 and it has a flexible member 24 connected to its outer end for moving it upwardly out of engagement with the teeth of the ratchet 20 for permitting the roller 6 to be rotated by the action of the spring 15.

A plurality of hooks 25 are attached to the roller 6 and are provided for connecting one end of a rug indicated at 26 to the roller so as to prevent the disconnection between the rug and the roller 6.

The rod 19 has its outer end rectangularlyshaped as shown at 27, for connection with an ordinary crank handle for rotating the roller for regulating the tension of the spring 15 so that the action of the spring will be sutlicient to roll rugs of various weights upon the roller.

Any number of the rollers 6 may be carried by the frame work 1 depending upon the number of rugs to be sewed and ex hihited.

When it is desired to exhibit the rug Which is carried by the roller (3, the free end of the rug is pulled outwardly for unwinding the rug from the roller, which permits of the exhibiting of the same and the pawl 22 riding over the peripheral teeth of the ratchet 20 will prevent the roller from rotating in a Winding direction so that the rug may be retained in a displaying position as long as desired. ll here a number of rollers are carried by the frame or rack structure 1, a portion of tl e rug carried by each. of the rollers may be exhibited, so as to show all of them to a PLOEPQCtlYQ customer.

lVhen it is desired to re-rol]. or Wind the rugs upon the rollers, the pawl is moved upon its pivotal point through the medium of the flexible nieniher 2i for moving its in ner end out of engagement with the peripheral ratchet teeth of the ratchet 20, which permits the spring 15 to act for rotating the rollers in a Winding direction for Winding the rugs thereon.

in reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts'niay necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled PZOVlClQCl such alterations are comprehended Within the scope of What is claimed.

What is claimed is:-

A rug rack comprising Vertical side supporting ineinhers, means for connectin said members, one of said members having a recess, a plate detachably secured to said recess, an extension formed on said plate and having a bore, a roller having an enlarged.

bore in one end to receive the extension, a rod extending through the here of the roller and the extension, a spring surrounding the rod and having one end secured to the extension and the other end secured to the roller to cause said roller to wind, a pin extending radially through the roller and through the rod for holding said rod against rotation in relation to the roller, H1ZH1S for journaling the other end of said roller to the other side member, means for preventing the roller from rotating under the influence of the spring, and means for securing a rug to said roller.

In testimony whereof We aiiix our signatures in presence or two Witnesses.

GHRISTL LN FOUSE. JACOB, FOUSE. Vvitnesses J, F. EONARD,

C. F. MALLEY.

Copies of this patent may he obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 3). Q. 

